The Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation’s $4 million pledge toward the new emergency department at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital got a substantial shot in the arm thanks to Scotiabank.
The financial institution pledged $50,000 to the ER expansion, increasing its 20-year contribution to NRGH to more than $135,000.
Lynda Kazanowski, Nanaimo North Town Centre Scotiabank branch manager, and Chris Tisdall, Nored Plaza branch manager, presented the first installment of $20,000 to the foundation.
“Supporting Nanaimo Regional General Hospital captures the whole Island,” said Kazanowski. “NRGH is the referral hospital north of the Malahat.”
Christine McAuley, chairwoman of the foundation board of directors, said it’s through partnerships with organizations like Scotiabank that the foundation is able to help provide cutting-edge equipment and services to the hospital.
NRGH’s $36.9 million ER is scheduled to open in the summer of 2012.
For more information on the foundation, please go to www.nanaimohospitalfoundation.com or call 250-755-7690.
